General Counsel (FDA, FTC)

About Mira

Mira is a San Francisco-based hormonal health company providing integrative care and hormonal testing for over 300,000 customers. In 2023, we were recognized by Inc. 5000 as America's fastest-growing femtech company.

Mira’s breakthrough innovation was creating the market’s only FDA-compliant at-home hormone monitor with quantitative testing technology. From the beginning, our mission has been to make hormone data accessible and meaningful - so women can understand their bodies and make confident health decisions at every stage of life, from cycle health and family planning to hormonal imbalances and the menopause transition.

We are committed to improving real health outcomes through personalized insights, cutting-edge technology, and science-backed data—turning hormone information into practical guidance for everyday wellbeing.

About the position

We are looking for an In-House General Counsel to build and lead the legal function for our growing direct-to-consumer health technology company. This role will help ensure our products, marketing, and data practices scale responsibly as we expand.

The ideal candidate is experienced in data privacy and consumer health data regulations, commercial contract negotiation, and marketing and advertising compliance in a DTC environment.

If you want to challenge yourself at a high-growth startup and make a difference for women's health, please join us!

Responsibilities

• Lead the company’s data privacy and data protection strategy, including compliance with HIPAA, FTC guidance, CCPA/CPRA, state privacy laws, and other applicable consumer data regulations.
• Review and negotiate commercial agreements, including vendor contracts, partnership agreements, and SaaS contracts
• Provide legal guidance on marketing claims, advertising compliance (including FTC regulations), and consumer communications, ensuring business continuity.
• Partner with product, marketing, and regulatory teams to ensure claims development and messaging align with regulatory requirements, including FDA, FTC, and other applicable consumer protection and health authorities.
• Support the development of privacy policies, terms of service, and customer-facing legal documentation
• Advise leadership on legal risks related to DTC healthcare, consumer health data, digital health platforms, and AI-enabled features, ensuring compliance with HIPAA, FTC guidance, CCPA/CPRA, and other applicable privacy and consumer protection regulations.
• Establish scalable legal review processes for marketing, product launches, and partnerships
• Develop, implement, and maintain succession planning strategies aligned with long-term business objectives
• Support regulatory strategy and risk management for consumer health products
• Manage outside counsel when specialized expertise is required
• Help build the legal infrastructure for a rapidly scaling startup

Requirements

• Juris Doctor (JD) from an accredited law school and an active license to practice law
• 4+ years of legal experience, ideally with exposure to healthtech, digital health, or DTC companies
• Experience with data privacy and consumer data regulations (HIPAA, CCPA/CPRA, etc.)
• Strong experience reviewing and negotiating commercial contracts
• Experience advising on marketing claims, advertising compliance, or consumer protection law
• Experience working in a direct-to-consumer (DTC) business environment preferred
• Ability to work cross-functionally in a fast-paced startup environment

Details

Remote, full-time position.

What we offer

• You will work with a dedicated, highly-engaged, international team of professionals who are passionate about helping couples and individuals start their families
• We have a fast-paced and collaborative work environment where we encourage open communication, ownership, and independence
• In addition to a competitive salary, we offer a performance-based bonus system based on OKR
• We provide professional development opportunities - training courses, workshops, and seminars

Recruiting process

Step 1: ‘Screening call with HR’ - Step 2: ‘Interview with Director of Regulatory and Quality’ - Step 3: ‘Interview with CMO and/or Head of Brand and Communication’ - Step 4: ‘Final interview with CMO, CEO, and CTO’